The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Applicant:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Avon, OH (US);
Inventor:
Daniel S. Reifman, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2020.01); B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/16 (2013.01); B60W 30/0956 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0827 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/229 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); B60W 2556/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
Driver fatigue can increase a driver's reaction time and result in a collision. A system and method are provided for assessing driver alertness based on a braking request and forward vehicle distance information. Based on the assessed driver alertness, a warning can be issued to the driver to take a break from driving. In one embodiment, the system predicts a time when the driver should take a break based on a curve representing the driver's circadian rhythm.